| A | B | 
|---|
| abandon | (v) to leave or give up completely | 
| abdicate | (v) give up power, authority or the throne | 
| abduct | (v) to take away by force, kidnap | 
| abnormal | (adj) not typical, average or normal | 
| aboriginal | (n) the original inhabitants of a country | 
| absolute | (adj) without restraint, not dependent on anything | 
| absolve | (v) to free from blame, debt or responsibility | 
| abstain | (v) to voluntarily refrain from | 
| abstract | (adj) not concrete or related to specific things; not easy to understand | 
| apogee | (n) the point in the moon's or a satellite's orbit when it is farthest from the earth or the body it orbits |